12 Days of Simpsons, Day 8: 3 great salutes to Lisa

C) More time to watch the FXX broadcast (going on now!) of all 552 episodes of “The Simpsons.”

In the interest of holidays, we’re letting some others do some of the heavy lifting in this post — which salutes brainy Lisa Simpson, the foil for her oblivious family members and neighbors. Lisa would be happy to know that she has lots of thoughtful fans, who have celebrated her in time-consuming ways we never could:

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